Drozd, Christopher


Publications
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An In Vitro Pipeline for Screening and Selection of Citrus-Associated Microbiota with Potential Anti-“ Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” Properties

Citation
Blacutt et al. (2020). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 86 (8)
Names
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
Globally, citrus is threatened by huanglongbing (HLB), and the lack of effective control measures is a major concern of farmers, markets, and consumers. There is compelling evidence that plant health is a function of the activities of the plant's associated microbiome. Using Liberibacter crescens , a culturable surrogate for the unculturable HLB-associated bacterium “ Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus,” we tested the hypothesis that me